The billfish counts have moved up a notch with more than a third of the boats reporting a catch for the Puerto Morelos area this past week. Reports on the billfish catches have bee as close as 4 miles from the entrance to the Marina El Cid, and it's this proximity to the fishing grounds that sparks the angler's interest. Deep water is right outside the Marina entrance making this an unusually desirable fishing area. The overall fishing report for a total of 29 days fished reflected 2 blue marlin, 5 white marlin and 4 sailfish, along with 16 dorado, 5 blackfin tuna, 1 wahoo 1 king mackerel, 1 jack crevalle, 46 bonito, 12 giant Atlantic barracuda, 9 snappers, 2 banana fish and 2 amberjack.

PM Climate: Partly cloudy but warm days and pleasant evenings with temps that vary from 74 nights to 88 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Sea temps are up a notch and holding stable at 81-82 degrees throughout the area and coupled with good offshore clarity and easterly surface breezes in the 10-15 mph ranges.

Best Bait: The bait of choice for Puerto Morelos area continues to be the ballyhoo which are provided freshly caught on a daily basis. Fresh rigging baits are provided gratis on all charters.